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		<title>Session Splash &#8211; June 6, 2009**</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/08/session-splash-060609/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are session notes from an older session on June 6th. It is incomplete, but I still wanted to document the therapy process.]]></description>
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		<title>Ritual Abuse Flashback 1*****</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/08/ritual-abuse-flashback-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Physical Abuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recollection of a very graphic flashback. My memory of what I believe to be an example of child prostitution/pornography and ritualized sexual abuse.]]></description>
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		<title>Feelings of Unreality*</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/08/feelings-of-unreality/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/08/feelings-of-unreality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>My Monster Has A Name</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Triggers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post describes the background behind the art therapy artwork "Unreality" created during session on January 05, 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Therapy Script for Communication*</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/therapy-script/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/therapy-script/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Acquaintance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dissociative Disorder]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Panic Attacks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a script that I used in my last therapy session. I created this so that I could finally ask my therapist all the questions that have built up, mostly because of my fear of being vulnerable. I am hoping this script will help to open up communication a little more with my therapist and lead my therapy in the right direction.]]></description>
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		<title>Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Timeline**</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/ptsd-timeline/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/ptsd-timeline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Body image]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is my personal post traumatic stress disorder timeline. It demonstrates how my PTSD has developed over my lifetime, illustrating the associated features, personal costs, and stages at various ages. Inspired by the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook by Glenn Schiraldi.]]></description>
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		<title>Diagnosing DID/PTSD and Body Sensations*</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/diagnose-did-ptsd-body-sensations/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/diagnose-did-ptsd-body-sensations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>My Monster Has A Name</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body Dysmorphia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Denial & Avoidance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dissociative Disorder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating Disorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatigue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lockjaw (TMJ)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loneliness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Migraines]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Control]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Insomnia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mymonsterhasaname.com/?p=1142</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Talking about feeling, thoughts and body sensations after being diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I also list reasons that I have always suspected DID.]]></description>
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		<title>Session Splash &#8211; May 26, 2009 Part 3**</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/session-splash-052609-part3/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/06/session-splash-052609-part3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>My Monster Has A Name</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acceptance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Denial & Avoidance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another two hour session. During the first hour my therapist and i discussed more trivial matters (not really trivial, but only compared to the second hour) such as my roommates friends saying they did not like me, writing someone who fired me an e-mail, about my therapist reading my blog and my 'therapeutic' status. In hour two we further discussed my diagnosis and dissociative identity disorder. This was a long session so these topics were split into three posts, this is Part 3, Hour 2.]]></description>
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		<title>Session Splash &#8211; May 21, 2009**</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/session-splash-052109/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/session-splash-052109/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 13:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>My Monster Has A Name</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bipolar Disorder]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This session we talked about my diagnosis, dissociation, and the 'voices' in my head.]]></description>
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		<title>Safety First Checklist Part 2*</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/safety1st-checklist-part2/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/safety1st-checklist-part2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 13:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>My Monster Has A Name</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Part 2, a further exploration of the Safety First Checklist from the "Survivor to Thriver" manual. This part discusses my therapist's notes on Part 1 and specific risk reduction techniques.]]></description>
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		<title>Breathing Exercises, Meditation and Visualization for PTSD</title>
		<link>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/breathing-meditation-visualization-ptsd/</link>
		<comments>http://mymonsterhasaname.com/2009/05/breathing-meditation-visualization-ptsd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 13:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>My Monster Has A Name</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am very into alternative methods of healing that I consider more “easter thought” than western medicine approaches. Here is a quick breakdown of my favorite techniques for relieving symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder and for calming down now.]]></description>
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